Thorpebird Blog

So, the debate about hybrid working is now well and truly ON. By which I mean that conversation in organisations which accepts that for many, ...

Our word, resilience, come from the Latin verb for “to leap back”. This sounds familiar – and when you ask people to talk about how ...

“Your brain is wired for threat – it’s always on, always scanning and so it’s hardly surprising that you’re on edge.” My memory will almost ...

It’s January 2021. You might be one of the millions looking in the mirror promising yourself you’ll work harder in the gym. Except you can't ...

It is March 2020. I am having breakfast in a Glasgow hotel with a colleague. We are three days into a four-day stint of delivering ...

Everyone’s talking about purpose. I talk about purpose a lot – usually with teams and individuals. But not so much about my purpose. But the ...

I feel like Gulliver…... I’m spending lots of time looking at people who are between 5cm and 10cm tall – it depends how many of ...

What is the leadership challenge when the team you lead are all at home? The Covid-19 climate is one in which leaders in different contexts ...

(Orignially Published on LinkedIn – February 4, 2020) How can I connect Barney, my 4-month-old cockapoo puppy – to Aesop’s Fables, Mad Men and approaches ...